title: Screening of the chemical reactivity of three different graphite sources using the formation of reductively alkylated graphene as a model reaction.
abstract: Reductive alkylation of three graphite starting materials G(flake), G(powder), and G(spherical) reveals pronounced differences in the obtained covalently functionalized graphene with respect to the degree of functionalization, exfoliation efficiency and product homogeneity, as demonstrated by statistical Raman microscopy (SRM), TGA/MS, IR-spectroscopy and solubility behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henkestrasse 42, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Kathrin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Knirsch
authors.forename: Jan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Englert
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dotzer
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hauke
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D006108:Graphite